Express in the form . What is the minimum value of the expression?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. -13
- Step 1: Complete the square: . Step 2. So the expression is , and its least value is when the bracket is zero. Answer: -13. Why not the others: 3: That is the constant term, which is not the minimum value after completing the square. 19: That adds the square term instead of subtracting it. 13: That has the wrong sign.
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